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Sync CRM contacts with Mailchimp and Pipedrive

Started by another system calling it, and works across Mailchimp and Pipedrive. 15 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 9Service 5

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Incoming Contact WebhookWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Split ContactsSplit In BatchesLogic
  3. 3Fetch Contact Details (Source CRM)Http RequestService
  4. 4Normalize Contact DataCodeLogic
  5. 5Search Person by EmailPipedriveService
  6. 6Combine Contact & SearchMergeLogic
  7. 7Determine Existence & Prepare DataCodeLogic
  8. 8Is Person Existing?IfLogic
  9. 9Update PersonPipedriveService
  10. 10Create PersonPipedriveService
  11. 11Prepare Updated NotificationCodeLogic
  12. 12Prepare New NotificationCodeLogic
  13. 13Merge NotificationsMergeLogic
  14. 14Build Mailchimp PayloadCodeLogic
  15. 15Send Sync NotificationMailchimpService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
15, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Mailchimp, Pipedrive
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Mailchimp and Pipedrive accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 15 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.